South East

How busy are roads in Kent?

Useful summaries from 1,166 official DfT count locations. Figures are historical annual estimates, not live traffic.

Explore on the mapLatest available year: 2025
Typical daily traffic7,057motor vehicles at a count point
Major-road median15,397motor vehicles / average day
Minor-road median1,273sampled locations only
Latest row counted51%other latest rows are estimated
Understanding the numbers

Traffic varies sharply by road type

The typical major-road point in Kent carries 15,397 motor vehicles on an average day, compared with 1,273 at sampled minor-road locations.

Minor-road coverage is selective, so quieter residential streets may not have their own count point. Use the map to see the exact measured or estimated location rather than treating this as a street-by-street census.

Combined vehicle composition

Cars
76.2%
Vans / LGVs
16.9%
HGVs
5.7%
Buses
0.5%
Motorcycles
0.7%
Cycles
0.3%
Percentages combine the latest motor-vehicle estimates at available count points. Pedal cycles are shown separately by DfT.

Busiest available links in Kent

RoadAverage daily motor vehiclesYearMethod
A2 157,8212025Counted
A2 152,8332025Counted
A2 149,8632025Counted
A2 144,8632016Estimated
A2 143,6042018Estimated

Quietest available measured or estimated links

RoadAverage daily motor vehiclesYearMethod
U 82008Counted
U 102017Estimated
U 242019Estimated
U 302009Counted
U 302019Estimated